Seven Catholic Provinces and New York Banks Report
The Catholic Church in the United States is organized into seven provinces with sixty two dioceses. Baltimore leads in rank as the oldest See. The piece notes 6,000 priests and about 4,800 churches with communicants estimated between nine and fourteen million. It then details New York City banking data with forty eight banks, capital of 48.5 million, deposits 121.226 million, total facilities 352.68 million, May loans and discounts 205.5057 million, specie 25.0414 million, legal tenders 46.6165 million, stocks and mortgages 44.4317 million, and a February comparison showing deposit decreases and loan declines.
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United States
Baltimore
New Orleans
New York
Cincinnati
Oregon
St. Louis
San Francisco
Tene
Third term phenomenon and Beecher scandal crossfire
The piece surveys political loyalties with Gen Grant in the spotlight and notes Theodore Tilton’s seven column defense of himself against charges linked to the Beecher scandal. It highlights Tilton’s claim of exposing truth, Beechers winter in Queensland, and a long letter from Beecher seeking Tilton’s forgiveness in 1871.
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Congress
Gen. Grant
Bexcherter
New
Jung
Theodore Tilton
Golden Age
Beecher
Tilton
Leonard Bacon
Brooklyn Council
Plymouth Church
Henry Ward Becher
Jie
Mr. Beecher
Brook
Tie
HL W. Brrcuen
Paris Sewers Ranked Among World Wonders
The Paris sewer system is praised as among the world’s wonders. Rail and boat routes, telegraph wires, and pneumatic tubes run through the vast network. Barges keep deposits down, workers clean sewers, and the city claims high sanitation and economic gains from recovered waste.
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Paris
Central Baptist Church disaster toll rises in Syracuse
A festival at Central Baptist Church ends in collapse as floors fail, killing a boy Ostrander and injuring nearly 100 people. Police and coroner begin inquest. rescuers pull survivors from rubble as gas pipes explode and fire risks persist.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Central Baptist Church
Ostrander
Hart
Geist
Grema
Ban
Cecue
Freias
Vorhees Denies Congressional Candidacy Bid
Hon D W Vorhees denies being a candidate for Congress in the district. He explains he will not seek office, will support Democratic principles, and urges payment of the public debt as created. He criticizes gold payments for bonds and calls for debt repayment per original contract to ease taxes and employment.
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Verte Haute Fouraut
Congress
Iamy
Wabash Valley
Democratic Party
Indiana
Thaddeus Stevens
House Representatives
John Sherman
Finance Committee
Senate
Stice
Nothiy
West
Scotland
Hugh
Wool trade report from London Ohio fair
An early 20th century note describes wool judging near London Ohio with 21 shearers in Jefferson Neighborhood and a Coshocton County estimate around Tae .inon pounds. It mentions shipments to Saruheka, details losses, and fleece sales in Franklin and Liston markets.
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Coshocton
Tranklin
Liston
Lida
French Republicanism in France's political turmoil
The essay argues that France remains divided between Republicans and Bonapartists, with ultra republicans and Orleanists failing to unite. It warns that current leadership leads toward chaos or imperial restoration, as the Assembly's fragmented factions hinder stable government and risk bloodshed.
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France
Frech
Count de Chambord
Count de Paris
Gambetta
Casimir-Perier Laboulaye
Republic
Chambord
Orleanists
Chiselhurst
Duke de la Rochefoucauld- Bissacin
Zimen
Michelet
M.piers
Preent
New Caledonia
Rochefort
Miver
Guaiph Fort
Masi
The Currency Compromise and Political Cash Drive
The piece denounces a currency compromise as a defeat for expansionists. It argues Congress and the White House failed to unite, and that the bill serves national banks. It contends the East gains redistributive leverage while the West bears cost, signaling a money-driven path to the presidency.
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Friends of Expansion
Congress
Indiana
Illinois
Chicago Times
Lake Superior
Ohio River
Ohio
Rocky Mountains
Ilinois
Democratic Party
Herald
Citol
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
United States
Grant
Treasury
Seenots
Country Bank
Corberus
Moneyve
Farmer
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Globe Hamilton
Exammer
Conkling and
Morton
Queensland
Brisbane
London
Arppe
Pacific
Great Salt Lake
Cowenncarios Anis
Unitedates
American Board
American Missionary Association
D. W. Vorhees
McConnell
Jefferson
Cistario
CIA
Brussels
Geneva
Madrid
Assembly
Barnum’s
Delmonico’s
Meret
Fifth Avenue
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